VoltDB looks to gain ground in crowded in-memory database market

VoltDB is hoping to raise its profile in the burgeoning in-memory database market with a new release that offers improved analytic processing, better scalability and other features.

SAP has been working to reorient its entire product catalog around HANA, both by porting existing applications to it and creating an array of associated platform services and development tools.

Oracle has sold the TimesTen in-memory database for some time, but is expected to release a new in-memory option for its flagship database sometime this year. The upgrade will deliver an "ungodly" boost in speed, according to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison .